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Crowded House will be doing a livestream on Saturday June 12th from concert footage that was filmed during their tour of New Zealand in March. It will be available on demand through Sunday June 20th. There are several ticket packages (t-shirt/poster/vinyl/7 inch), but purchasing just the ticket is only $14.99 plus an unfortunate service fee. I’m enjoying these livestreams and hope that they don’t disappear once things return to normal. 
 

https://crowdedhousestream.com

I’m still looking forward to a new album in a couple of weeks. The second & third single were terrific, especially Playing With Fire. 
 

To The Island

Playing With Fire 

The Tweedy Show Monday May 17 Episode 176

-- Jeff says "welcome everyone" before the intro runs. 
# animated intro on screen.
-- Jeff performs a bit of The Modern Lovers' I'm Straight. 
-- "Happy Birthday Jonathan Richman!". Jeff mentions that yesterday was Jonathan Richman's 70th birthday. 
-- Susie wants to poll the clients if they think the wifi issue is caused by Instagram or their home. 
-- Jeff wants to have a "Dear Jeffy" column and for Susie to have a counterpoint.
-- Jeff thanks Porous Walker for the prizes that he sent the Tweedy family that aren't suitable for the public. 
.. live video ends abruptly..
-- Spencer shows the boobs blanket that was made by Porous Walker.
Story To Tell (new song) (w Spencer on backing vocals & thigh slaps)
-- Jeff was thinking earlier today how his dad used to bite his toenails. He also thought about how angry his dad used to get. He claims that one time his dad looked like a turnip because he was so angry. 
-- Jeff, Spencer & Susie talk about how Wilco is sponsoring a little league team by paying for their equipment. 
Corner Store (Jonathan Richman cover w Spencer on backing vocals & thigh slaps and Sammy on backing vocals)
-- Sammy explains that he's late to the show because he's talking to the love of his life. 
I'll Take You There (The Staple Singers cover sung by Sammy w Spencer on drums & backing vocals. Dedicated to the late Pervis Staples and Mavis Staples.)
-- Susie says that I'll Take You There is the number one song in the Tweedy jukebox in slot A9. Spencer plays the song on the jukebox to per request of Susie to prove that's the right slot. 
-- Spencer & Sammy dance along to the recording of I'll Take You There, while Jeff plays guitar. Spencer gets behind the drum kit to play along. 
-- Jeff & Spencer play the beginning of The Modern Lovers' She Cracked. 
Pot Kettle Black (w Spencer on drums. Dedicated to Elizabeth for her birthday.)
In A Future Age (w Spencer on drums)
Mi Shebeirach (Debbie Friedman cover sung by Sammy w Spencer on backing vocals. Dedicated to the people of Palestine.)
-- Sammy gives an emotional speech about the horrible anti-semitism in the world. 
Reincarnation (Roger Miller cover)

The Tweedy Show Monday May 10 Episode 175

# animated intro on screen. 
-- Susie asks Jeff if the Peter Noone video was for Mother's Day or her birthday.
-- Jeff plays some of The Strangeloves’ I Want Candy because he hasn't had sugar for a while.
Happiness (Jeff's song for Mother's Day.)
-- Susie claims that Jeff's impression of Susie's mother sounds like Harvey Fierstein to her. 
She's A Jar (w Jeff on harmonica. (Dedicated to Sally & David Silverman who are getting married tomorrow.)
-- Susie mentions that the stream started freezing again during the song, but Jeff says that he kept going on with the song because he thinks that the song isn't broken up on the uploaded video. 
Pecan Pie (w Spencer on backing vocals. "Just a piece of fucking pie" for Charlesie)
-- Susie says that David Silverman was Spencer's Hebrew teacher. 
-- Jeff wants to focus on "social meeds" by having a thumbnail of his face for the IG videos. He theorizes that the most watched video is one with the thumbnail of just his face. 
-- Spencer shows the clients mugs made by Melissa (or Melanie).
-- Spencer & Sammy show more mugs made by Melissa (or Melanie).
-- Jeff has a knit Bernie Sanders doll on his shoulder made by Ling Ling. 
-- Spencer shows a knit Yoda doll made by Ling Ling. 
-- Susie thanks the clients that sent her a gift certificate to Lula Cafe for Mother's Day. 
Four Walls (Jim Reeves cover w Spencer & Sammy on backing vocals.)
-- Jeff mentions that the version of Four Walls that he did was closer to the Dillard and Clark version.
-- Jeff talks about his dancing skills.
Child Soldier (w lyrics "pretend that you're invisible". w Spencer on thigh slaps.)
-- Sammy mentions how about 20 clients thought that Child Soldier has a Roy Orbison vibe. 
-- Jeff shows off his First Avenue hooded sweatshirt. 
-- the Tweedy family explain to Danny who Chrissy Teigen is.
-- Spencer tells a story about a Roches song and talks Suzzy & Maggie Roche. 
Everyday People (Sly & The Family Stone cover sung by Sammy w Spencer on backing vocals & drums.)
-- Jeff & Spencer try some of The Strangeloves’ I Want Candy. 
Reincarnation (Roger Miller cover to the beat of The Strangeloves’ I Want Candy. w Spencer on drums.)

The Tweedy Show Thursday May 6 Episode 174

# animated intro on screen.
-- Susie announces that Spencer will be playing with OHMME and Liam's band this weekend at the True/False Film Fest in Columbia, MO. 
-- Jeff mentions that he had a spill in the hot tub. He hit his head and his shoulder. 
-- Jeff gives a plug for Mark's guitar straps IG page. @loft_relics_guitar_straps
Everybody's Talkin' (Fred Neil cover sung by Spencer.)
-- Susie tells Jeff that tomorrow is Diane's birthday which leads him to make a brief birthday song in a Jonathan Richman voice. 
:: video stream paused which leads to stream ending about 20 minutes in::
:: they're back!::
-- Susie doesn't know what happened with the stream. Jeff asks if the clients would follow them on a different platform. 
-- Jeff & Susie ponder about switching over to Facebook Live. 
-- Jeff jokes about doing a Mother's Day show for Susie this Sunday. 
-- Susie thinks that whenever Jeff says "Diane" the stream glitches. 
Don't Dream It's Over (Crowded House cover sung by Sammy w Spencer on thigh slaps.)
-- the Tweedy family & the clients try to figure out what's causing the freezing issues. 
-- Susie mentions that she is still uploading older episodes to YouTube, but she doesn't think that many people are watching it based off of the views. 
-- Jeff plays a bit of Dillard & Clark's Polly.
Sixteen Blue (The Replacements cover sung by Sammy. Dedicated to Diane for her birthday tomorrow.)
-- Jeff & Sammy try to figure out The Cars' Just What I Needed.
-- Susie ponders again about doing an episode at Paul's house. 
-- Spencer realizes that the stream is 4 minutes behind, so he writes out a comment to say "bye". 

10 hours ago, Niece of Walt said:

That’s @hubasion_awis on IG. I didn’t know I needed this in my life until Susie mentioned it.

Thank you for this! Those paintings are incredible! 
 

https://www.instagram.com/hubasion_awis/

12 minutes ago, kidsmoke said:

The nit-pickiest of points, but I thought Susie said that Glenn taught her how to reheat pizza in "a dry skillet".

 

This was a terrific show tonight! Gorgeous singing throughout and I got my namesake song.  Jeff sang it so pretty. 

You’re probably right. I was looking up pictures of a dry skillet and I think someone mentioned air skillets in the comments and my wires got crossed. 
 

Yes! Beautiful version! I hope that some of those early versions of AGIB songs wind up on an anniversary set. 

The Tweedy Show Monday May 3 Episode 173

# animated intro on screen 
-- Jeff mentions that Peter had a get together with his cousins yesterday. 
-- Susie talks about how she calls gribenes Jewish popcorn, but a recent article she read called it Jewish bacon.
Kamera (w Spencer on thigh slaps.)
-- Susie wants Jeff to announce each song because the IG videos don't show comments, so the clients can't read Paul naming the song. Jeff grills Susie by asking her what the name of the last song that he played was. Jeff spelled Kamera with a K because he wanted to distinguish it from the other "camera" songs. 
Half Life 
-- Jeff explains that Half Life is a Wilco song & that it might be released as a 7 inch single on sale during their upcoming summer tour. [Half Life was last played on Episode 30.]
-- Jeff abandons Spiders (Kidsmoke). 
Spiders (Kidsmoke)
-- Susie talks about FAFSA & fasciitis.
At Least That's What You Said (w Spencer on thigh slaps.)
-- Susie gives a shout out to a client who does amazing drawings of The Tweedy Show. {Edited to add IG name. Thanks to Niece Of Walt for the info! — hubasion_awis} https://www.instagram.com/hubasion_awis/
I'll Keep It With Mine (Bob Dylan cover sung by Spencer w Jeff on electric.)
Both Sides, Now (Joni Mitchell cover sung by Sammy. Sammy dedicates it to Eugenia for their 6 month anniversary.)
-- the Tweedy family mention their favorite local pizza places.
-- Jeff & Spencer "pajam". 
-- Glenn Kotche taught Susie how to reheat a pizza in a dry  skillet. {thanks to Kidsmoke on the correction!}
-- Jeff wants to have a special Mother's Day episode where the camera is on Susie 100% of the time. Susie does not like this idea. 
Evergreen (w Spencer & Sammy on backing vocals.)
Reincarnation (Roger Miller cover)
-- Jeff talks about how Bob Dylan wanted to play The Weight in a different key every time they played it on the Americanarama tour. 

On 4/27/2021 at 5:16 AM, pbzb said:

One nitpicky note: although Jim O'Rourke's version of "Women Of The World" was the first time I heard the song, it was originally by Ivor Cutler.

Thank you for the correction! I've only heard the O'Rourke version myself. U2 actually used Jim's version on one of their most recent tours for a video in between sets. 

The Tweedy Show Thursday April 29 Episode 172

-- animated intro on screen. 
-- Susie explains that they were having technical difficulties and mistakenly started the show briefly on her other account, but stopped it once she realized the mistake. 
-- Jeff mentions that he is on day 6 of not eating sugar. 
-- Susie confesses that she doesn't understand "Rock Paper Scissors." 
-- Jeff confesses that he sometimes looks at at movie's runtime of 145 minutes and thinks that the movie will be an hour & 45 minutes.
Don't Forget (w Spencer on thigh slaps)
-- Susie is extremely grateful for the 2 gifts from the clients. Plus, Arrow sent them a The Art Of The Muppets poster signed by Jim Henson. 
Modern Girl (Sleater-Kinney cover w Spencer on thigh slaps)
-- Susie says that Willie Nelson is 88 today and he's the same age as Peter. 
-- Oona shows up unexpectedly to check up on the Tweedys, since the show was running late. 
-- Jeff explains the potential capacity issues for the upcoming Sleater-Kinney tour in August. He mentions that all of the shows are outdoors, so that will dictate what will happen. 
-- Susie might add the "k" to ballsack, after she's been spelling it ballsac. 
A Shot In The Arm (w Spencer on backing vocals)
-- Susie mentions a request from the clients that they should do a show from Paul's condo. 
-- Jeff comes up with funny intros for A Shot In The Arm & Heavy Metal Drummer, while he strums both of their intros.
Oh, Me (Meat Puppets cover sung by Sammy w Spencer on drums & Jeff on electric.)
I Think I Knew (Cate Le Bon cover sung by Sammy w Spencer on drums & backing vocals. Jeff on electric.)
-- Jeff & Spencer jam out [to what appears to be songs by The Meters, according to Jeff at the end of the episode.]
-- Jeff & Spencer play a bit of The Meters' Cissy Strut with Jeff trying to figure out the right notes. 
Cissy Strut (The Meters cover w Spencer on drums & Jeff on electric.)
-- Jeff & Spencer try out some of The Safaris' Wipe Out. 
-- Jeff & Spencer jam on some of Led Zeppelin's Moby Dick. 
Reincarnation (Roger Miller cover played to the guitar & drum beat of Neu!'s Hallogallo. Spencer on drums. Jeff on electric.)

-- Susie says "see you Thursday!" 

I'm fairly certain that she said Thursday, so I'm not sure if something was mentioned about not having a show on Monday. Or it’s possible that it was a mistake.   Edited: I just went to Susie’s IG page and she says that it was just a mistake, so rejoice and pet your animals. 

The Tweedy Show Monday April 26 Episode 171 

# animated intro on screen
-- Susie explains that the reason that they are late tonight is because they were partaking in a Zoom birthday festivity for Heather.
-- Happy Birthday to Susie's brother Bruce. Jeff & Bruce had lunch at The Loft earlier today. Tomorrow is Charlesie's 12th birthday, but he will call in tonight for a quick chat. 
"It's Hard To Get Over Being Used" (new untitled song. Last played on March 29th. Dedicated to Charlesie)
-- Charlesie calls in.
Pecan Pie (w Spencer on backing vocals. "Just a piece of fucking pie" for Charlesie)
-- Sammy & Eugenia are there this evening.
Pink Moon (Nick Drake cover sung by Sammy)
-- Susie reveals that Ralphie, shown in a pic today on social media, is their neighbor's dog. 
-- Jeff drops the news that the Tweedy band is having another drive-in on June 4th at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, IL.
-- Jeff & Spencer sing some of Jim O'Rourke's Women Of The World: Take Over which is a request from Oona. {Correction: Women Of The World is originally by Ivor Cutler. Thanks to pbzb for the heads up!}
Wait Up
-- Jeff claims that Wait Up is probably the first song that Jeff wrote for Susie. 
-- Susie tells a Meg Ryan story that involved a lost & found brown leather jacket with a map of Australia which is what they were both wearing. 
-- Spencer shows a catalog pic on the internet of the brown leather jacket with the map of Australia. Casey found it. 
(Was I) In Your Dreams
-- Spencer does a drum solo, while Jeff plays guitar. It sounded like Train Kept A-Rollin'. 
Reincarnation (Roger Miller cover)

-- Jeff plays the Fart Oath (via an iPhone)which is a recorded oath that Sammy & Spencer took to stop farting at the kitchen table. 

-- the Fart Oath take 2.

The big news this evening is the announcement of another Tweedy band drive-in show on June 4th in Bridgeview, IL. 

The Tweedy Show Thursday April 22 Episode 170

# animated intro on screen
-- Happy Birthday to Sharon, Douglas & David Handelman. 
Love And Mercy (Brian Wilson cover dedicated to David for his birthday.)
-- Susie ponders if they should do more shows a week to see if they can start making good shows again. 
-- Jeff discusses getting dressed up for events, including the Kennedy Center Honors with Mavis Staples. Susie accuses Jeff of staring at Michelle Obama's rack which leads to "back rack" because Jeff says that he was sitting behind her. 
-- Jeff talks about Glenn not knowing who Bay City Rollers are, after he brought up that Les McKeown died earlier in the week. Glenn was at The Loft earlier today. 
Picture Book (The Kinks cover sung by Spencer. Dedicated to Spencer's friend Andy.)
-- "Happy Earth Day!"
"The Universe For What It's Worth Is The Only Place To Be" (untitled new song last played on March 1st.)
In The Street (Big Star cover sung by Sammy w Spencer on drums & backing vocals)
I Wanna Be Your Dog (The Stooges cover w Spencer on drums. Dedicated to Iggy Pop who had a birthday yesterday.)
-- Jeff & Spencer play the intro of The Kinks' Lola.
Can You Get To That (Funkadelic cover sung by Sammy w Spencer on drums & backing vocals. Jeff on backing vocals)
-- Susie wonders why everyone is talking about vaginas in the comments. Tomorrow is International Vagina Appreciation Day.
A Robin Or A Wren (w Spencer & Sammy on backing vocals. Dedicated to Sharon for her birthday.)
-- Jeff ponders why there isn't a penis appreciation day and then realizes there probably shouldn't be one. 
I'm Kind Of In Love With You
-- Jeff talks about his grandmother's farts and the various nicknames for her.
-- Susie talks about a 1 minute video that she acted in with 2 girlfriends where they took off their tops to demonstrate freedom. The Who's I'm Free was used in the video.
Dawned On Me (w Spencer on thigh slaps & backing vocals)
Reincarnation (Roger Miller cover)

8 hours ago, ZiggyBratwurst said:

Haha. At the risk of becoming a nag, Jeff also sang a harmony part on Who Loves The Sun last night (episode 169).

 

Oops! I did it again!

Thank you! 

On 4/16/2021 at 8:22 AM, ZiggyBratwurst said:

One small tweak to the Episode 168 notes: Jeff also sang backing vocals on The Air That I Breathe. He's off camera, but you can distinctly hear three voices on the choruses.

Nice catch! Thank you! I am going to fix that now. 

The Tweedy Show Monday April 19 Episode 169

# animated intro on screen 
-- Jeff says that he likes to shave once every two months. 
-- Jeff & Susie discuss Jeff's late father's hair. 
-- Jeff wants to wear a baseball hat & have a beard in his casket. Maybe some aviators too. 
-- "ghouls just wanna have fun." - Jeff
She's My Rock (Stoney Edwards cover w Spencer on drums & backing vocals)
"In The Hurricane's Eye" (untitled new song w Spencer on drums.)
-- Sue recommends that Spencer sing a Levon Helm song, since today is the 9th anniversary of his passing. 
Hesitating Beauty (w Spencer on drums & backing vocals)
-- Spencer & Sammy's beard lengths are discussed. 
The Man In Me (Bob Dylan sung & performed on drums by Spencer. Dedicated to Casey because she requested it.)
Blasting Fonda (w Spencer on thigh slaps & backing vocals)
-- Jeff plays some of Geeshie Wiley's Last Kind Words.
Rilkean Heart (Cocteau Twins cover acoustic version sung by Sammy w Spencer on backing vocals)
-- Jeff used to dream when he was a kid that he'd wake up with Ding Dongs under his pillow.
-- Jeff plays The Waltons' theme for Danny. 
Freight Train (Elizabeth Cotten cover sung & performed on guitar by Sammy w Jeff on backing vocals)
-- Sammy talks about how he spent the last year learning how to play the song on guitar. 
Who Loves The Sun (Velvet Underground cover sung by Sammy & Spencer. Jeff on backing vocals. Thanks to Monty Smith!) 
Don't Fear The Reaper (Blue Oyster Cult cover sung by Sammy w Spencer on backing vocals & a pen and a coaster aka a cowbell)
-- Jeff strums The Kinks' Lola and Spencer sings the first verse. 
-- Jeff wants to learn Martha Wainwright's Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole. 
-- the Tweedy family burst out laughing at a frozen image that they can see, but not the clients. 
Reincarnation (Roger Miller cover)

The Tweedy Show Thursday April 15 Episode 168 

# animated intro on screen
-- Peter has WiFi issues, so he can't join in via Alexa. 
-- Jeff explains the history or the band name of The Ramones, after someone mentions that Joey Ramone died 20 years ago today.
Sick Server (w Spencer on drums)
-- Jeff talks about an incident today where someone drove into a house on his street earlier today. 
-- Jeff coins "The Grohling Stones", after he mentions that Dave Grohl just released a song with Mick Jagger. 
-- Jeff believes that good cops need to step up to help things change for the better. 
-- Spencer tries to help the people who aren't as upset with police brutality by discussing the police killing 13 year old Adam Toledo. 
-- Jeff mentions that he's using his third most used guitar on the show, even though they look identical. He places numerical stickers on the neck of the guitar.
...Ten Sentences (w Spencer on drums)
Ashes Of American Flags 
"When I Look At The Sky" (untitled new song)
The Air That I Breathe (The Hollies cover sung by Sammy w Spencer on drums & backing vocals. Jeff on backing vocals. Thanks to Monty Smith!)
-- Jeff talks about the Dad Weed that he got as a gift. 
Wishing Stone (Case Oats original sung by Casey w Spencer on guitar.)
Mi Shebeirach (Debbie Friedman cover sung by Sammy w Spencer on backing vocals. Dedicated to the family of Adam Toledo.)
-- Jeff thanks everyone for continuing to come back to The Tweedy Show. 
-- Jeff thinks that White Castle's Impossible Burgers sit right on his heart. 
Reincarnation (Roger Miller cover)
-- Jeff jokes that the clients should check out his single with Jimmy Page in a few weeks. He thinks of other British rock stars to do a duet with to compete with Dave Grohl. 

The Tweedy Show Monday April 12 Episode 167

# animated intro on screen
-- Jeff isn't on the couch when the show begins. 
-- Oona is the special guest this evening and it's her birthday. 
Impossible Germany (dedicated to Cheryl for her birthday. "This is what love is for" ending)
-- Susie envisions this evening as a dating show for Oona. 
-- Oona talks about her perfect Chicago date. 
-- Jeff performs the first half of Ashes Of American Flags which is dedicated to someone's friend fighting for his life in the hospital. The guitar is tuned too low, so he abandons the song. 
"Say I Love You Again" (untitled new song. Spencer on thigh slaps)
"Hey! Hey! That Sun I Can Hear It" (untitled new song)
-- Oona says "Sammy is the handiest Jew since Jesus."
-- Spencer doesn't  know what "Risky Business"ing is. Oona demonstrates the infamous Tom Cruise slide. 
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (Carole King cover sung by Sammy w Spencer on drums & backing vocals. Dedicated to Oona for her birthday.)
Oh! Darling (The Beatles cover sung by Sammy w Spencer on drums & backing vocals.)
-- Jeff says that he's hard at work on new songs. 
So Much Wine (The Handsome Family cover w Spencer on drums & backing vocals.)
-- the Tweedy family give rave reviews for Ted Lasso which brings up the fact that George Wendt's nephew is Jason Sudeikis.  Jeff mentions that he's good friends with George Wendt and that he's been to the Lounge Ax. 
-- Susie emasculates Jeff with her Dr. Ruth comment. [His words]
Reincarnation (Roger Miller cover played to the guitar & drum beat of Neu!'s Hallogallo. Spencer on drums.)

The Tweedy Show Thursday April 8 Episode 166

# animated intro on screen
-- Peter, Casey & Basil are all on the show this evening. 
Wilco (The Song) (Spencer on claps and Jeff slides in "Pedro", instead of Wilco.) (for Marianne's birthday) 
-- Peter praises Susie's cooking & tells a joke about a 39 year old guy. 
-- Peter tells a story about a blind man.
-- Peter tells a story when he & his mother were evicted in 1937. 
-- Peter has nice things to say about his 3 children and his grandchildren.
He Gives Us All His Love (Randy Newman cover)
-- Peter compliments the song and talks about his writing his autobiography. 
Mi Shebeirach (Debbie Friedman cover sung by Sammy w Spencer on backing vocals. Dedicated to Holocaust victims on the Day Of Remembrance/Yom HaShoah.)
Small Town Talk (Bobby Charles cover sung & performed on drums by Spencer. Dedicated to Spencer's friend Gabe.)
-- Jeff has nice words to say about Peter.
Southern Nights (Allen Toussaint cover sung by Sammy w Spencer on drums)
-- Jeff talks about playing Glenn Campbell's recording of the song at his father's funeral only to find out that Glenn Campbell died that same day. 
Too Fast To Be Sad (new song abandoned halfway through, so Jeff can look for the lyrics.)
-- Spencer does a drum solo, while Jeff looks for lyrics for the previous song.
Too Fast To Be Sad (Jeff gives the song title after playing it saying that he's calling it this title, but he might also call it Ambulance.)
-- Peter speaks highly of Love Is The King. 
A Robin Or A Wren (Sammy on backing vocals)
-- Jeff claims that Basil winked at him during the previous song. 
-- Peter says "goodnight" to everyone.
Reincarnation (Roger Miller cover)

The Tweedy Show Monday April 5 Episode 165

# animated intro on screen
-- Spencer & Susie talk about the show being late which brings up a story about them showing up early to see Jay Z & Kanye West. Jeff mentions that Wilco is the most punctual band and they should be in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame for punctuality. 
-- Jeff strums a bit of The Thirteenth Floor Elevators' You're Gonna Miss Me. 
-- "Happy Birthday, Marianne Spellman!" 
-- Jeff tells Susie that she's also in his second audiobook. She doesn't remember. 
-- Jeff's title for a country record made in Nashville would be Nashville Waistline. 
Should've Been In Love (Spencer on drums)
-- Susie talks about sabbath settings on ovens. 
-- Jeff sings some of Elvis Presley Was A Shabbos Goy which he says is a song that be is working on. (I hope so!)
Heart's Hard To Find (Spencer on drums & backing vocals)
-- Spencer announces that he is playing with Ohmme this Saturday evening from Lincoln Hall. It will be streamed. https://lh-st.com/shows/04-10-2021-ohmme-staged/
-- Jeff says that he will also be playing a show on Saturday. It's part of the Corbett Vs. Dempsey's Sequesterfest 5. He mentions that Nels & Glenn will be there, but playing separately. 
https://program.expochicago.com/performance-solo-sets-by-jeff-tweedy-glenn-kotche-and-nels-cline/?fbclid=IwAR3QfpF8ehLB0eFAgMGU5Sjf0j5nBatQI_OO4sXqijsNZUO0Y7PmYqL2mro
Hello Walls (Willie Nelson cover sung by Sammy w Spencer on drums & backing vocals)
-- Jeff tells the origin story of Willie Nelson's Hello Walls. 
-- Susie says that everyone should watch the last segment on yesterday's 60 Minutes. It's a story done on a real life Lord Of The Flies. 
Put Your Hand In The Hand (Anne Murray cover sung & performed on drums by Spencer. Spencer picked the song for the gentile clients for Easter.)
-- Jeff & Spencer try out Bobby Charles' Street People. 
Street People (Bobby Charles cover sung by Sammy with Spencer on drums & Jeff on backing vocals)
-- Susie wants them to try to play different show soundtracks such as Hair and Oliver!
-- Sammy plays Sisters And Brothers from Free To Be on his iPhone which Jeff & Spencer play along to. 
"Our Love Is Meant To Be" (untitled new song)
This Sad Kind Of Way (last played on February 18th)
Reincarnation (Roger Miller cover)

The Tweedy Show Thursday April 1 Episode 164

# animated intro on screen
-- the Tweedy family is back home again. 
-- Susie says that Wilco broke up. [relax! She's just kidding!]
-- Jeff is wearing his Reggie Jackson "candy bar" shirt for MLB's Opening Day.
-- Jeff & Susie talk about candy bars. 
-- Jeff talks about an old prank that Conan O'Brien did when he was at Harvard. Conan & his friends dug up part of the road and called the cops. He then called up the state police to say that people were dressed up as police harassing construction workers. Conan ended up spending the night in jail.
Solitaire 
-- Susie has Jeff do arm exercises to demonstrate to the clients how not to get a sore arm after the vaccination. 
-- Jeff talks about being on the bus last week and thinking about retiring from music and becoming an inventor. His one invention that he had in mind was a porta bidet. 
-- Spencer reminds Jeff that today is the late D. Boon's birthday. Jeff admits that he doesn't remember how to play Uncle Tupelo's D. Boon. 
At My Window Sad & Lonely (w Spencer on backing vocals & drums sticks on the couch)
-- Jeff says that he was distracted by his new guitar strings and thinks that ruined his performance. 
-- Susie & Jeff tell the story about when they left Sammy on the bus under the supervision of the Kotches. They claim that they Kotches forgot about Sammy & he wound up in a maintenance man's car. 
Stuck In The Middle With You (Stealers Wheel cover sung by Spencer & on hand claps & cowbell. Casey on backing vocals. Basil on paw claps)
-- Spencer & Sammy talk about Stuck In The Middle With You & Funkytown being used in Malcolm In The Middle. 
-- Sammy says that Jeff is slandering Glenn about the bus story. Sammy doesn't blame Glenn at all and says that Jeff misremembers the story. 
-- Spencer & Sammy sing the "phone number" song. 
Two Characters In Search Of A Country Song (The Magnetic Fields cover sung by Sammy w Spencer on thigh slaps)
Orphan (w Spencer on thigh slaps)
-- Jeff wrote a poem today about how he hates some men & their behaviors. 
Reincarnation (Roger Miller cover played to the guitar & drum beat of Neu!'s Hallogallo. Spencer on cowbell.)

The Tweedy Show Tuesday March 30 Episode 163

# animated intro on screen
-- Susie announces that they are in Kansas City and Liam Kazar is the special guest. 
In A Big Country (Big Country cover sung by Sammy w Spencer on thigh slaps and backing vocals & Liam on guitar.)
-- Jeff says that Big Country almost went for the troika by naming a song after their band, but not naming the album after the band like Wilco did for The Song and The Album. 
Can You Get To That (Funkadelic cover sung & performed on guitar by Liam w Spencer on drums & backing vocals. Sammy & Jeff on backing vocals)
-- potatoes are discussed because Liam is wearing a sweatshirt with potato printed on it. 
A Robin Or A Wren (w Liam on guitar. Sammy on backing vocals. Spencer on drums & backing vocals)
-- Jeff says that Susie is a big advocate for potatoes. She says that the stuff that people put on potatoes are what makes it unhealthy. 
-- Spencer mentions that Sammy asked him if buying a Kawasaki jacket would trigger him because he has Kawasaki disease. 
Baby Where You Are (Ted Lucas cover sung by Sammy. Liam on guitar. Spencer on drums & backing vocals. Dedicated to Eugenia)
-- Jeff tells the Liam "origin story" involving Liam coming out of radioactive waste. 
-- Jeff says that they learned In A Big Country in a half hour on the bus. 
-- Susie tells the real Liam origin story. Liam went to school with Spencer & Sammy. 
Overland Stage (Liam Kazar original sung & performed on guitar by Liam. Spencer on drums)
-- Liam says that he recorded Overland Stage with Spencer. Liam mentions that his bandcamp page is LiamKazar.bandcamp.com.
Shoes Too Tight (Liam Kazar original sung & performed on guitar by Liam. Spencer on drums & backing vocals)
-- Liam's girlfriend, Tara, does a live chip review of Popchips Crazy Hot chips. Tara is also an activist. She is the founding director of KC Tenants. She is also the Homes Guarantee Campaign Director at People's Action. 
-- Spencer accuses Susie of panting during Liam's song. She denies it. 
Homeward Bound (Simon & Garfunkel cover sung by Spencer w Sammy on backing vocals. Dedicated to Case Oats)
-- Hall & Oates is requested and Liam quips "I can't go for that." Susie adds "no can do." 
-- Jeff & Liam play a bit of Bob Dylan's I Threw It All Away.
Friendship (Pops Staples cover sung by Sammy. Spencer on thigh slaps & backing vocals. Liam on guitar & vocals. Jeff on backing vocals)
Reincarnation (Roger Miller cover played to the guitar & drum beat of Neu!'s Hallogallo. Spencer on drums. Liam on guitar)

Heads up for anyone not on FB or doesn’t use IG 24/7: tonight’s surprise show is at 8pm CT/9pm ET. 

The Tweedy Show Monday March 29 Episode 162

# animated intro on screen
-- Jeff & Spencer sing a bit of Terry Allen's Amarillo Highway. 

-- Jeff talks about spending the day at Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, TX. 
Homeward Bound (Simon & Garfunkel cover sung by Spencer w Sammy on backing vocals. Dedicated to Case Oats)
-- Susie mentions that the Wifi is terrible from the bus in the parking lot. Jeff hints that maybe tomorrow they can try again to see if it's better. 
Warm (When The Sun Has Died) (w Spencer & Sammy on backing vocals)
-- Jeff does a spoof of Fats Domino's I'm Walkin' by singing "I'm glitching yes indeed."
-- the Tweedy family get off the bus in the extremely windy city of Amarillo, Texas. They go right back on the bus.
-- Susie explains that they had a private gig in Los Angeles and that's why they took the tour bus. 
Sun's A Star (w Spencer on thigh slaps & backing vocals)
"It's Hard To Get Over Being Used" (new untitled song last played on Feb 18th.  Spencer on thigh slaps)
-- Susie talks about the "bloobs" that Sammy is eating. [bloobs equals blueberries]
-- the Tweedy family break out into Dayenu and a song about Friday night dinner. 
Wait For Love (Spencer on thigh slaps & backing vocals)
-- Jeff sings about half of Dire Strait's Romeo And Juliet w Spencer on thigh slaps & backing vocals.
-- Jeff makes up a shirt about Sammy's cowboys on his shirt. 
-- Susie hasn't slept in a week because the tour bus is crazy to sleep on.
Amarillo Highway (Terry Allen cover w Spencer on backing vocals)
-- Jeff talks about spending some time earlier today at Palo Duro Canyon State Park. 
-- Jeff sings a bit of The 13th Floor Elevators' You're Gonna Miss Me.
-- Susie shows the driver's seat. Jeff jokes that you might find the driver's Fleshlight somewhere over there because it gets lonely on the road.
-- Buck Meek has eaten Jeff's food on the tour bus, so has Ashwin. 
Some Things Last A Long Time (Daniel Johnston cover sung by Sammy w Spencer on backing vocals)
Reincarnation (Roger Miller cover played to the guitar & drum beat of Neu!'s Hallogallo. Spencer on drums.)
-- Jeff says "maybe we'll surprise you tomorrow night". 

The Tweedy Show Thursday March 25 Episode 161

# animated intro on screen
-- Jeff explains that they are in Los Angeles and jokes that Spencer just came back from a skydiving competition due to him wearing skydiving clothes. 
-- Susie introduces the very special guests on the porch: Danny, Kendall, Charlesie, Amy & Betsy. 
Pecan Pie (w Spencer on backing vocals. Dedicated to Charlesie.)
-- Spencer helps Sammy put on a cardigan and a hat to warm him up from the Los Angeles wind. 
Play It Again (Roderick Falconer cover sung by Sammy)
-- Danny talks about Monk, Criminal Minds and Scandal filming at his house. Danny also says that Christopher Nolan used the house as a saloon in The Prestige. 
-- Charlesie spills the beans saying that it was his idea for the Tweedy's to do a show from the house.
Bessie Smith (Bob Dylan & The Band cover sung by Spencer w Sammy & Jeff on backing vocals)
Sunlight Ends (new song with lyrics "Dance Like The Dust In The Light")
-- A Miller vs. Tweedy Dance Off - Charlesie tap dances while Jeff plays Devo's Girl U Wanted  on guitar. Spencer dances while Jeff plays Devo's Girl U Want on guitar. Sammy dances a primordial dance. 
The Golden Age (Beck cover sung by Sammy w Spencer on thigh slaps & backing vocals)
-- Jeff & Spencer joke that Bitcoin talk is Susie's kryptonite. 
-- Amy sings a few bars of a Doris Day's Everybody Loves A Lover.
-- Danny sings some of Doris Day & Frank De Vol's Que Cera Cera. 
-- Charlesie sings a bit of Doris Day's Just Blew In From The Windy City.

-- Spencer sings a showtune.

-- Sammy sings some of Stephen Sondheim's It's Hot In Here. 
-- Jeff does an impression of Charles Nelson Reilly when he was at the studio, while Wilco was recording Summerteeth. "Are those my drums?!"
Jesus Wept (Mavis Staples cover. Lyrics by Jeff)
Teenage FBI (Guided By Voices cover sung by Sammy w Spencer on thigh slaps & backing vocals)
Screen Door 
-- the Tweedys & Millers break out into Dayenu which is a Jewish Passover song. 
-- Jeff sings a bit of Kraftwerk's Pocket Calculator.
Reincarnation (Roger Miller cover played to the beat of Neu!'s Hallogallo.)

The Tweedy Show Monday March 22 Episode 160

# animated intro on screen
-- it is revealed that the Tweedy family are on a tour bus somewhere in Omaha. Jeff's tour manager, Eric, is there. 
Omaha (Waylon Jennings cover sung by Spencer w Jeff on backing vocals)
-- Susie & Jeff explain that they are about to perform a private show at an undisclosed location.
-- Jeff performs a bit Passenger Side. 
-- Jeff performs a bit of Willie Nelson's On The Road Again. 
-- Jeff jokes that it's the same scene from I Am Trying To Break Your Heart and someone needs to check Sammy's diapers.
-- Susie & Spencer show the outside of the tour bus. 
-- Sammy brings some spicy snacks onto the tour bus including Flaming Hot Funyons.
Shady Lane (Pavement cover sung by Sammy)
-- Jeff & Susie recite some lines from Billy Jack.
I Can't Be Trusted (new song that Jeff just wrote)
Old Man (Neil Young cover sung by Sammy w Spencer on thigh slaps & backing vocals)
-- Jeff talks about his first 7 inch single purchases: Aerosmith's Dream On, Pilot's Magic and C.W. McCall's Convoy. 
-- Jeff asks Eric, Jeff's tour manager, who his favorite singer songwriter is. 
-- Eric tells an Eels story in 1998 where he had to go into a hotel room to kick a fan out of the hotel room where she was "thanking" the band for a great show. She gave him the nickname Strict Angel, as he walked her out of the hotel. Jeff jokes that the woman was Angela Merkel. 
Cars Can't Escape (Spencer on thigh slaps)
-- Jeff can't believe that William Shatner is 90 years old.
-- Jeff mentions that there's a dead zone in Lincoln, NE that might end the show abruptly. 
-- Jeff plays a bit of Roger Miller's Reincarnation to the beat of Neu!'s Hallogallo.
Reincarnation (Roger Miller cover)
-- Jeff tries to fake being frozen. 
-- "Happy Birthday, Ellen!"
-- Jeff makes up a happy birthday song for Ellen. 
-- Jeff mumbles the Happy Birthday song because he isn't sure if the song is in the public domain. 
California Stars (dedicated to Ellen. Spencer on thigh slaps & backing vocals)
Mi Shebeirach (Debbie Friedman cover sung by Sammy w Spencer on backing vocals. The song is dedicated to the people of Boulder, Colorado where 10 people were killed by a shooting in a supermarket.)
-- Jeff brings up an article that he read that mentioned that there was a "lull" in mass shooting during the pandemic. He disagrees with the article. 
Reincarnation (Roger Miller cover)

The Tweedy Show Thursday March 18 Episode 159

# The Flintstones "Happy Anniversary song" in place of animated intro.
-- "Happy anniversary, everybody!"
-- Susie explains to Jeff that tomorrow is actually the anniversary date. 
-- Jeff shows the clients the gift that Jeff Knurek made for the anniversary. It's a vintage Fisher Price giant screen music box tv with the Tweedy family images. 
-- Jeff holds up Susie's help wanted ad for someone to help out her father in a personal assistant role. 
-- Susie lets it slip that the next Tweedy Show episode might take place at a secret location. 
-- "all the 8 year olds are 9 year olds now" Susie says. 
-- Jeff talks about Lawrence Azerrad who won the Grammy for the Ode To Joy packaging. 
-- Jeff couldn't find the bubble bath mix and Cheez-Its. 
-- Spencer shows the clients the Grammy award winning deluxe limited edition of Ode To Joy. 
-- It is revealed that Sammy brought the Cheez-Its upstairs. Jeff apologizes to Susie after he blamed her for moving them. 
-- Jeff says that he wants to play a song that was on the first episode. 
Save It For Me (w Sammy & Spencer on backing vocals)
-- Susie mentions that Save It For Me wasn't played live on the first show. It was played over speakers, while Jeff was in the bathtub. Susie & Jeff ponder what the first song was that Jeff sang on the show. 
Quiet Amplifier 
-- "Happy Birthday, Nana Neri!"
Pieces Of What (MGMT cover sung by Sammy w Spencer on drums)
Helpless (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young cover sung by Sammy w Spencer & Jeff on backing vocals)
Mi Shebeirach (Debbie Friedman cover sung by Sammy w Spencer on backing vocals. Spencer dedicates the song to Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders after the Atlanta spa shootings.)
-- Susie asks if anyone has ever cried, while singing a song on the show. Jeff has cried while singing Bob Dylan's The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carrol. Sammy has cried while singing John Denver's Let Us Begin and Yoko Ono's Nobody Sees Me Like You Do.
-- Jeff believes he cried on stage at Fuji Rock while singing Born Alone. He was reminded of what his mom used to tell him: "you are born alone and you die alone."
Bluff (Case Oats original sung & performed on guitar by Casey w Spencer on backing vocals)
You Are Not Alone (w Spencer on drums & backing vocals. Jeff wanted to play that song for the anniversary episode because that's the point.)
Lou Reed Was My Babysitter (Spencer on drums. Jeff on electric guitar)
-- Jeff spills the beans that Nels isn't a fan of that song. [Or he might have been joking.]
Reincarnation (Roger Miller cover played to the guitar & drum beat of Neu!'s Hallo Gallo. Sammy on keyboards. Spencer on drums. Jeff on electric guitar.)
-- Susie says "we'll see you from somewhere this Monday."
-- Jeff says "thank you for hanging out with us this year and let's continue to do this for a while."